Contemporary Personnel Staffing & Professionals Incorporated certified as Woman-owned Business Enterprises (WBE)

Laurie J. Liechty, CPC, President, announced recently that Contemporary Personnel Staffing, Inc (CPS) and Professionals Incorporated, Inc (PI) have both met the requirements to be certified as woman-owned businesses enterprises (WBE) by The Womens Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC) the largest, third-party certifier of businesses in the United States and the leading advocate for women-owned businesses.

Syracuse, NY March 28, 2004-Laurie J. Liechty, CPC, President, announced recently that Contemporary Personnel Staffing, Inc (CPS) and Professionals Incorporated, Inc (PI) have both met the requirements to be certified as woman-owned businesses enterprises (WBE) by The Womens Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC) the largest, third-party certifier of businesses in the United States and the leading advocate for women-owned businesses.

Were simply delighted that both CPS and Professionals Incorporated met these stringent, national standards of certification, stated Liechty. Many of our clients have supplier-diversity programs, and rely on the WBENC to help them meet corporate and governmental diversity WBE goals, added Liechty.

The Womens Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC), a leading advocate of women-owned business as suppliers to Americas corporations, promotes diversity with programs and policies that strengthen opportunities and eliminate barriers in the marketplace for women-business owners. Together with womens business organizations around the country, WBENC provides its corporate members an array of business-to-business information on WBE certified businesses for purchasing managers.

The majority of the Fortune 500 companies and government agencies along with government sub-contractors rely on the WBENC certification as a part of supplier-diversity programs. Organizations that work in partnership with the WBENC receive on-site training and educational materials regarding WBE certification procedures and procurement policies. WBENC maximizes women-owned businesses opportunities by providing best practices services that enhance supplier-diversity programs. Complete information about the services of the WBENC is available at: www.wbenc.org.

Headed by Liechty, CPS founded in 1989, is the largest, full-service, certified WBE staffing firm in central New York, and serves area business, manufacturing and service organizations in recruitment and human-resource staffing needs for temporary employment. Professionals Incorporated, established by Liechty in 1996, specializes in staffing professional recruitment and human-resource solutions nationwide for professional disciplines, such as accounting, finance, legal, healthcare, insurance, IT, engineering and high-tech management positions.

Our clients expect the highest level of professional service that reflects their business environment as we represent them to locate and place qualified candidates, Liechty commented. By having a WBE certification for both CPS and PI, we assist our clients in meeting their diversity requirements, added Liechty.

Contemporary Personnel Staffing and Professionals Incorporated are members of a variety of national, regional and local associations, including of the National Association of Personnel Services (NAPS) association that set standards and certifies staffing professionals, Top Echelon worlds largest network of independent recruiters, American Staffing Association (ASA) a national association of temp-staffing professionals, Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) international association of leading independent staffing firms, Temp-Net a national trade association, Manufacturing Association of CNY (MACNY) an employers association that represents manufacturers and other employers in Central New York, and Greater Syracuse Chamber of Commerce.

Liechty serves as the Region I Vice President and sits on the board of TempNet a national association of leading independent staffing firms that, together, form the sixth largest temporary staffing service provider in the USA.

With two locations in Central New York that serve small-to-large businesses, government agencies and other professional and non-profit organizations locally, regionally and throughout the USA, CPS and PI specialize in providing the most qualified candidates to meet each of their clients specific needs.

Direct contact information:
Contemporary Personnel Staffing, Inc
Professionals Inc

Corporate Offices    
904 Seventh North Street
Liverpool, New York 13088
315.457.2500
315.457.1400 fax
www.cpsprofessionals.com